Freeze casting–A review of processing, microstructure and properties via the open data repository, FreezeCasting. net

KL Scotti, DC Dunand - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Freeze-casting produces materials with complex, three-dimensional pore structures which
may be tuned during the solidification process. The range of potential applications of freeze …

[HTML][HTML] Ferroelectric polycrystals: Structural and microstructural levers for property-engineering via domain-wall dynamics

J Schultheiß, G Picht, J Wang, YA Genenko… - Progress In Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferroelectrics have a spontaneous electrical polarization that is arranged into domains and
can be reversed by an externally-applied field. This high versatility makes them useful in …

Bioinspired large-scale aligned porous materials assembled with dual temperature gradients

H Bai, Y Chen, B Delattre, AP Tomsia, RO Ritchie - Science advances, 2015 - science.org
Natural materials, such as bone, teeth, shells, and wood, exhibit outstanding properties
despite being porous and made of weak constituents. Frequently, they represent a source of …

[PDF][PDF] Bioinspired hydroxyapatite/poly (methyl methacrylate) composite with a nacre‐mimetic architecture by a bidirectional freezing method

H Bai, F Walsh, B Gludovatz, B Delattre, C Huang… - Advanced …, 2016 - ipo.lbl.gov
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201504313 manipulation at the nano-to microscales. Other methods,
such as layer-by-layer assembly and vacuum-assisted filtration are usually limited to thin …

Controlling ice formation on gradient wettability surface for high-performance bioinspired materials

N Zhao, M Li, H Gong, H Bai - Science advances, 2020 - science.org
Ice-templating holds promise to become a powerful technique to construct high-performance
bioinspired materials. Both ice nucleation and growth during the freezing process are crucial …

[HTML][HTML] Roadmap on nanogenerators and piezotronics

P Basset, SP Beeby, C Bowen, ZJ Chew, A Delbani… - APL materials, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) was first introduced by using piezoelectric nanowires
for converting tiny mechanical energy into electric power. 1 Research in nanogenerators has …

Ice-templated fabrication of porous materials with bioinspired architecture and functionality

M Li, X Dai, W Gao, H Bai - Accounts of Materials Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Biological porous materials, such as polar bear hair, wood, bamboo, and
cuttlebone, exhibit outstanding thermal and mechanical properties due to their hierarchical …

An elegant coupling: Freeze-casting and versatile polymer composites

J Yang, W Yang, W Chen, X Tao - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The innovations of materials science and modern technologies are boosting the prosperity
of polymer composites in various emerging multi-disciplinary fields. Cooperating with the …

High voltage coefficient piezoelectric materials and their applications

TE Hooper, JI Roscow, A Mathieson… - Journal of the European …, 2021 - Elsevier
The piezoelectric d ij coefficient is often regarded in materials science as the most important
figure of merit of piezoelectric performance. For many applications, the piezoelectric g ij …

The lure of ice-templating: Recent trends and opportunities for porous materials

S Deville - Scripta materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Ice-templating is a simple materials processing and shaping route where the growth of
crystals from a solvent template the porosity. Although the principles of ice-templating were …